MIRI: An elderly man was burnt to death after a car he was driving skidded and crashed into a tree near Miri Public Park along Jalan Miri-Bintulu on Wednesday night (Sept 1). Following the crash, the car then burst into flames, killing 61-year-old Tan Kaw Tee on the spot. State
KUCHING: An operation dubbed Ops Pusher carried out by the police here from Aug 1 to 31 has yielded a seizure of RM1.07 million worth of dangerous drugs. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation has landed 39 arrests for various drug-related offences. “The estimated weight of the
SIBU: Fire razed two double-storey semi-detached houses in Jalan Cherry, Taman Heng Hua, here on Wednesday morning (Sept 1). State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said one of the houses was almost completely burned down while the adjoining house was only slightly damaged. It said a distress call on
KUCHING: Twenty-five individuals were slapped with compounds for violating Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedures (SOPs). They had been celebrating the Merdeka countdown at various locations around the city. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the SOP floaters consisted of 14 men and 11 women aged between 22 and 49. “All
KUCHING: The 2021 Ambang Merdeka Special Ops carried out by the Sarawak Contingent Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department has yielded a total of 617 summonses for various offenses throughout the state. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the summonses were issued in 68 operations carried
JULAU: Rescuers have found the body of Sulau Bilong, 78 who was reported missing from his longhouse, Rumah Lidom, Sungai Enseluai, Nanga Lasi in Julau last Sunday (Aug 29). State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said the victim’s body was found floating and stuck on a tree branch in
BAU: A motorcyclist was killed on the spot after colliding with a car along Jalan Kampung Atas Singai, here on Wednesday morning (Sept 1). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said prior to the collision, the 22-year-old man had fallen and slid on the road after
KUCHING: A woman succumbed to her injuries after the car she was driving collided with a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at Jalan Batu Kawa-Bau, here on Tuesday (Aug 31). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim was identified as Lee Suk Phin, 33, from Jalan
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sudden and rapid changes in various aspects of teaching are the biggest challenges that teachers are facing today, says Sapawi Mahdi. “There is no denying that there were also challenges faced in the past, but the current development is seen as greater and more critical, including the incorporation
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a notable decrease in its daily Covid-19 cases with 2,028 new cases registered on Monday (Aug 30), compared to 2,552 on Sunday (Aug 29). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 918 new cases were identified in Kuching, followed by Serian with 260, Bau with 129 and